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I had a great time in New York!
I just got back from NYC, where I went out to get ready for the book launch party. While there, I shot a secret video with Steve Simon, which may not be secret for long… stay tuned for that.
Also, I went out with Cali Lewis to shoot some HDRs in Times Square! This was a bit of an in-person version of the HDR Tutorial here on the site. Cali is the host of Geekbrief.TV – a show you should watch for sure if you like tech and spunkiness (plus, you can see she uses my photos on her backgrounds!). Anyway, after shooting some HDRs, we went and had Italian food with Cali, Neil (her hubby), and my friend June Arunga. I handed Neil my camera and he shot this pic of us together…
Daily Photo: New York is Alive and Well
It’s been a few years since I have been to New York, and Times Square is better than before! I was actually in New York on 9/11, so it’s always good to go back to the city and see everything is still awesome. Maybe next time I come, we can all do a flash mob and hit B&H Photo for a while – that would be fun!
November 23rd, 2009 03:04 | Paul Cowell
Fantastic Shot Trey
November 23rd, 2009 03:32 | Zak Shelhamer
Thats a lot of action, like the focus on the “7 av” sign
November 23rd, 2009 04:02 | Mark Daams
Nice shot Trey. I love the colors.
November 23rd, 2009 07:56 | Frauke Gimpel
it looks great! And it makes me want to pack my bags and go. I haven’t been to NYC in 7 years or so now and I would really like to go back for a trip!
November 23rd, 2009 08:16 | HenryPC
Love your blog! And love this shot. It’s so hyper real. That cartoon face in the left really helps to give it a slightly odd feel. Going to go on a few photography holidays next year and will definitely be using this image as inspiration
November 23rd, 2009 08:50 | Gail Stayton Moshier
Great photo, Trey. Very colorful!!!! I have the facebook fan badge, but no place to put it, lol.
November 23rd, 2009 09:00 | batgeek
Hi Trey,
Quick question? I’m presuming you use tripods for all your HDR shoots, so I’m wondering if you did in NY and if you had any problems with people passing by… or Did you need a permit?
I’ll be visiting NY in a couple of weeks.
Thanks!
November 23rd, 2009 09:03 | Darrin
I love the color of the city and how alive everything looks.
November 23rd, 2009 09:15 | sathya sayee
Perfect shot Trey… I love the way you project the clouds. Awesome
November 23rd, 2009 10:26 | Trey Ratcliff
Thanks!
Batgeek – yes – the NYC security guards are not fans of Tripods…. I just shoot fast and move on!
November 23rd, 2009 10:29 | PJ
Excellent eye Trey, you’re very talented. I like this HDR a lot, although I feel it could use some more highlights, especially in the sign of the fashion model in the bottom left third.
Cheers, keep up the great work!
November 23rd, 2009 12:18 | BH
Would love to see some of your other NYC images.
November 23rd, 2009 13:21 | casusan
Wow!! Love this shot – so colorful and vibrant – looks great with the sky too!
November 23rd, 2009 13:36 | Max
This is ace!
November 23rd, 2009 21:05 | Jason
Can you tell us which lens and camera settings you used? Is there a way to figure that out without asking? Great photo love the stoplight hanging in space…
November 24th, 2009 02:25 | radha
wonderful !!!
November 24th, 2009 08:38 | Felizes
wHAT A GREAT sHOT!
November 24th, 2009 18:52 | Bob Towery
Seriously great image. Concept, execution, post. Wow, way to go. This is one to be proud of.
November 25th, 2009 01:46 | Casey
That photo is awesome.
November 25th, 2009 11:39 | Stuck In Customs
Thanks!
Jason – yes I used a 12-24 mm — if you click through to the Flickr site, you can see the EXIF info
November 26th, 2009 07:40 | OGenius
Beautiful site, great inspiration and amazing pictures!
Thanks a lot for the link at http://www.macaficionados.wordpress.com
November 26th, 2009 18:55 | Jack Rice
Really nice photo, all the busy movement and vibrancy. The lens distortion is both quite prominent, but I think it works well in giving that overshadowing effect that you get in cities. Really atmospheric.
Bit late and gone now, courtesy of mylatency in posting, but was the Topaz tag for the New York shot or for the one of you and Mrs Lewis?
December 1st, 2009 11:49 | Royce Bair - The Stock Solution
Love the photo with you and Cali Lewis! What a cute and SMART geek.